The Production Emphasis of a Company Pursuing a Broad Differentiation

question 3

Multiple Choice

The production emphasis of a company pursuing a broad differentiation strategy usually involves

• A)eliminating cost reduction and decreasing quality and essential features to boost profitability.
• B)strong efforts to be a leader in manufacturing process innovation.
• C)emphasis on building differentiating features that buyers are willing to pay for and includes wide selection and many product variations.
• D)the aggressive pursuit of economies of scale and experience-curve effects.
• E)developing a distinctive competence in zero-defect manufacturing techniques.

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Definitions:

Environmental Resistance

The sum of environmental factors (like predation, disease, and competition) that limit the growth of populations within an ecosystem.

Mortality

The state of being subject to death or the incidence of death within a population.

Natality

The birth rate, or the number of births within a population over a certain period of time, often expressed per 1000 individuals.

Population Crash

A sudden, sharp decrease in the size of a population due to environmental factors.